Michael Beasley News

When Ricky Rubio went down for the year, the Wolves were in 8th place in the Western Conference and were surging forward.

When the Minnesota Timberwolves are at full strength, Michael Beasley just might be their most talented player.

In discussing potential free agent "wing" players, I have seen a lot of unrealistic discussion of Nicolas Batum and Eric Gordon .

Here is our daily look around the NBA - links to stories worth reading and notes to check out - done in bullet point form.

Apr 22, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Michael Beasley shoots against Golden State Warriors guard Charles Jenkins during the fourth quarter at Target Center.

Mark Remme of Timberwolves .com wrote an article on the Wolves Top 5 Offseason Objectives .

The adjoining photo pictures Minnesota Timberwolves [injured] starters Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio wearing blue sweatbands in honor of veteran teammate Brad Miller's final game before retirement.

Michael Beasley #8 of the Minnesota Timberwolves is shown during action against the Sacramento Kings on Nov.

When the Minnesota Timberwolves are at full strength, Michael Beasley just might be their most naturally talented player.

David Kahn has been in this position before as the Timberwolves' president of basketball operations - four times, to be exact.